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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years sin ...

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years since I went on an Edinburgh exchange with UBC’s women’s field hockey team. For my husband Ken, it ...

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Jordan: Timeless Magic and Mystery

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Jordan: Timeless Magic and Mystery

Ancient historic sites and beautiful desert landscapes make Jordan an amazing destination. Petra, most of ...

Ancient historic sites and beautiful desert landscapes make Jordan an amazing destination. Petra, most often associated with this Middle Eastern country, is only the tip of the sand dune. There are ca ...

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Berlin to Prague

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Berlin to Prague

Our Elbe River cruise brims with new discoveries, beginning with three days in Berlin. Hop-on-hop-off bus ...

Our Elbe River cruise brims with new discoveries, beginning with three days in Berlin. Hop-on-hop-off buses introduce us to city highlights. Symbolizing a reunited democracy, the neo-classical Reichst ...

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Norway: Green and Serene

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Norway: Green and Serene

One century ago, Roald Amundsen completed his journey through the Northwest Passage. Several years prior, ...

One century ago, Roald Amundsen completed his journey through the Northwest Passage. Several years prior, fellow Norwegian Richard With, initiated a coastal steamer cruise along the country’s shorelin ...

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Diversity is the Pride of Panama

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Diversity is the Pride of Panama

What most showcases each country we visit is always on our travel agenda. The Panama Canal is indeed on P ...

What most showcases each country we visit is always on our travel agenda. The Panama Canal is indeed on Panama’s pedestal – considered “One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.” While figuring ou ...

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Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

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Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

As eager first-timers to Arizona, we explore its Sonoran desert and southwest heritage… without playing e ...

As eager first-timers to Arizona, we explore its Sonoran desert and southwest heritage… without playing even one golf course! Our discoveries begin on horseback just outside Scottsdale. Slapping on co ...

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Captivating Kyiv

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Captivating Kyiv

My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukrai ...

My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukraine have long been lost, I feel the tug of my ancestral roots as I step onto Kyiv soil. Within m ...

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Soaking in Adventure

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Soaking in Adventure

During the mid-1800s, 61-kilometre-long Harrison Lake was part of the main route to the Cariboo goldfield ...

During the mid-1800s, 61-kilometre-long Harrison Lake was part of the main route to the Cariboo goldfields. Falling from a canoe, a prospector expecting frigid waters discovered a future hotspot inste ...

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Hanging Loose in Paradise

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Hanging Loose in Paradise

Honolulu makes a perfect one-week, hang-loose holiday. Nixing the rental car, we invest in trolley passes ...

Honolulu makes a perfect one-week, hang-loose holiday. Nixing the rental car, we invest in trolley passes for travelling to outlying attractions and sturdy sandals for robust walks around bustling Wai ...

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